The Experience

The Schwartz Family Penn Social Impact House

The Place

Live and work in the Berkshires.

Join us in a breathtaking, contemporary 15,000 square ft. estate built on 120 acres of forest. Equipped with a pool, hot tub, organic garden, and yoga studio, this Frank Lloyd Wright-meets-Zen garden home provides an inspirational setting ideal for concentration, creativity and collaboration.

Only 10 minutes from downtown Great Barrington, MA - voted America’s #1 small town by the Smithsonian – this house is perfect for working hard and enjoying all that the Berkshires have to offer: hiking and biking trails, music festivals, and locally owned farms!

The Purpose

Learning by doing.

A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. - Einstein

Expert faculty in social innovation will lead fellows through experiential workshops designed to train the next generation of problem solvers. Rather than simply learn about social innovation, fellows will design, build, and prepare to implement their own visions of social change.

Whether launching a venture or inspiring change within an existing one, fellows will acquire multidisciplinary skills for personal leadership and strategy development, as well as gain access to resources and support networks that will last long beyond the fellowship.

The People

People make the difference.

The fellowship offers participants an opportunity to gain real-time feedback from an interdisciplinary community. Fellows are entrepreneurial, collaborative, reflective, disruptive thinkers and do-ers willing to take bold risks to make a positive impact in the world. Penn faculty and awarding-winning social entrepreneurs will be in-resident mentors, helping fellows refine their ideas and business approaches.